You came to Yemen for adventure and for knowledge. And you have found both. A great final adventure, and a great knowledge of this land. You have learned that in Yemen death comes. nti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, A have just been posted overseas to Sana’a, Yemen—one of the most dangerous places in the Middle East. They haven’t been given much information about their mission, except that they will be working with a small team to track down one of the masterminds behind the USS Cole bombing: a high-ranking Al Qaeda operative known as The Panther. Ruthless and elusive, he’s wanted for multiple terrorist acts and murders, and the U.S. government is determined to bring him down, no matter the cost. Initially, John and Kate don’t know why they’ve been handpicked for this particular assignment, but they soon realize they are being used as bait: The Panther is looking to avenge the death of Asad Khalil, the Libyan terrorist known as The Lion, whom John recently killed in New York. Now, as latecomers to a deadly game, John and Kate don’t know the rules, the players, or the score. What they do know is that there is more to their assignment than meets the eye—and that the hunters are about to become the hunted... Filled with breathtaking plot turns and told in John Corey’s inimitable voice, THE PANTHER is a brilliant depiction of one of the most treacherous countries in the world and raises disturbing questions about whether we can ever know who our enemies— or our allies—really are. NELSON DEMILLE is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of seventeen acclaimed novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Night Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, and The Lion. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Charm School, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, The Lion’s Game, Up Country, Wild Fire, and The General’s Daughter, the last of which was a major motion picture. For more information, you can visit www.NelsonDeMille.net. SCOTT BRICK has read the unabridged versions of The Lion’s Game, Up Country, Night Fall, Wild Fire, The Lion, and Mayday by Nelson DeMille for Hachette Audio. ACTUAL SIZE Running Time: Approx. 21.5 Hours • Unabridged Copyright © 2012 by Nelson DeMille. All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the duplicating, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this audiobook without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. 2012 by Hachette Audio. All rights reserved. A division of Hachette Book Group, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Produced by Jon Klemm. Post Production by Gabino Reyes. Cover Art by Tom Hallman. Cover Design by Diane Luger. www.HachetteAudio.com 17311 Playaway is a better listening experience THE ALL-IN-ONE AUDIOBOOK combining an easy-to-use player with an entire audiobook. WWW.PLAYAWAY.COM © 2012 Playaway. Patented. All rights reserved. Designed in Ohio. Made in China. PLAYAWAY® and associated logos are registered trademarks of Findaway World, LLC. 31999 Aurora Road, Solon, OH 44139 USA.